The Modern Woman’s Dilemma: Do You Get Workout Guilt? “I Used to Feel Guilty If I Didn’t Work Out… Now I Feel Guilty if I Do”

“Leaving so soon?” asked one of the personal trainers as my friend and I were leaving the gym the other morning. “Um, we’ve been here for an hour,” I shrugged apologetically although I really had no idea what I had to be sorry for. “Really?” he cocked an eyebrow. “Then you must not have been …

One Woman’s Answer to Fit Mom: Treat Your Body Like a Truck, Not a Trophy [Where do you draw the line between “worth it” and “too much”?]

‘”Having the perfect body isn’t all it’s cracked up to be” is one mom’s answer to the now infamous Maria Kang, a.k.a. Fit Mom, a.k.a. the What’s Your Excuse lady. As I’m sure you recall, Maria made news for posting a pic of her bangin’ bod next to her cutie-pie kidlets, one of whom was …